Treasure Hunt (1994 film)
Treasure Hunt is a 1994 Hong Kong action comedy and romantic fantasy film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau and starring Chow Yun-fat and Jacklyn Wu.
| Treasure Hunt | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Traditional | 花旗少林 |
| Simplified | 花旗少林 |
| Mandarin | Huā Qí Shào Lín |
| Cantonese | Faa1 Kei4 Siu3 Lam4 |
| Directed by | Jeffrey Lau |
| Produced by | Linda Kuk |
| Screenplay by | Jeffrey Lau |
| Starring | Chow Yun-fat Jacklyn Wu Chin Han Gordon Liu Michael Wong Philip Kwok Roy Chiao |
| Music by | Danny Chung |
| Cinematography | Peter Pau |
| Edited by | Hai Kit-wai David Wu |
Production company | Eastern Renaissance Pictures |
| Distributed by | Golden Princess Film Production |
Release date | 29 January 1994 |
Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese Mandarin English Japanese |
| Box office | HK$37,033,685 |
Plot
Chinese American CIA operative Jeffrey Cheung Ching (Chow Yun-fat) was ordered to escort a Chinese national treasure to the United States. Cheung goes from America to Beijing where he stays at the Shaolin temple. There, he encounters conflicts due to culture barriers and different life habits. However, he became friends with Abbot Hung Chi (Gordon Liu) and a seven-year-old monk Grasshopper (Choi Yue). Cheung is later surprised to find out that the so-called national treasure is a para psychological girl named Siu-ching (Jacklyn Wu). During the process of exposing the evil sinister, Cheung and Ching develop a romance.
Cast
- Chow Yun-fat as Jeffrey Cheung Ching
- Jacklyn Wu as Mui Siu-ching
- Chin Han as Tong Ling / Captain Chiu
- Gordon Liu as Abbot Hung Chi
- Michael Wong as Michael
- Philip Kwok as Kung Ching
- Roy Chiao as Uncle Bill
- Choi Yue as Priestling Grasshopper
- Giorgio Pasotti as Ng Yan
- Wong Kwan-hong as Wai-tak
- Jun Kunimura as Yamamoto
- George Saunders as Joe
- Alex Sheafe as Mr. Ford
- Jeffrey Lau as Nakajima
- Anita Wong as Bill's wife
- Gary Young Lim aka Gary Lam Jan Hong as Jeffrey's cousin
- Sylvia Chen as Jeffrey's cousin
- Elizabeth Lai as Chinese teacher
- Cherl Maxfield as American friend
- Tamara Session as American friend
- Rose Tenison as American friend
- Fu Xin-min
- Wang Shao-qi
- Wang Qi-qhang
- Ju Xin-hua as Spy #A
- Yu Yan-kai as Spy #B
- Zhu Yu-kui as Spy #C
Box office
The film grossed HK$37,033,685 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 29 January to 16 March 1994 in Hong Kong.
Award nominations
- 14th Hong Kong Film Awards
- Nominated: Best Actor (Chow Yun-fat)
- Nominated: Best Cinematography (Peter Pau)
See also
External links
- Treasure Hunt at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- Treasure Hunt at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- Treasure Hunt at IMDb
- Treasure Hunt at Rotten Tomatoes
- Treasure Hunt film review at LoveHKFilm.com